Please join us in extending a warm welcome to our newest Executive Committee Member, Josh Karrick. He is a Landscape Architect with over 20 years of experience and is now based in Raleigh, NC. Josh recently served NCASLA as the Mountain Section Chair for three years prior relocating and now works as the Associate Director of Land Planning for Cline Design Associates.
Call for Entries: 2021 Special Awards
The North Carolina Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects sponsors an Annual Awards Program. NCASLA strengthens the profession in North Carolina while promoting stewardship of the environment by recognizing significant achievements of landscape architects, citizens, organizations and landscape architecture students. The Annual Awards Program is administered by the NCASLA Executive Committee Member-At-Large and additional assistance from the association management. The NCASLA Awards Program procedures closely follow the national ASLA Awards Program procedures.
The Special Awards Program recognizes those who have made significant contributions to the profession and to the enhancement of the physical environment. All Special Awards nominations are solicited and reviewed by the Past President’s Council, which votes on the final selection.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 05.03.2021
2021 NCASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture: Call for Proposals
NCASLA is issuing a Call for Proposals for a conference that takes place from May 5-7, 2021. We invite landscape architects, academics, allied professionals and vendors to the profession to submit proposals that fit this year’s conference theme. Please submit your proposal via our online form by midnight, February 26, 2021.
President's Update: January 2021
Hello and Happy New Year and welcome to the second installment of our new monthly newsletter, your source for all things NCASLA and landscape architecture related items in our state. Each month, this report will serve to let you know how your Executive Committee has been serving you, what we are working on currently and what is coming up in the future.
1st LARE Roundtable Conversation for Emerging Professionals on January 21
We are thrilled to start 2021 Emerging Professionals Committee (EPC) events with the 1st LARE Roundtable Conversation and look forward to seeing you at the virtual event. The event is on Thursday, January 21, from 12:00-1:00 pm.
In the 1st LARE webinar, we will host five professionals at different stages of their careers. They share their own unique experience of LARE exams and the lessons learned during studying and getting licensed.
Become an Annual Sponsor Today
In 2021, keep your name in front of key decision makers the entire year by being an annual sponsor with NCASLA. This year we have several exciting events planned from educational webinars that earn CEU credits to sketch crawls to movie nights to several new Emerging Professional events, there is an opportunity for you to engage with our members. In addition to our interactive events, our active social media platforms will reach over 1,800 Landscape Architect professionals and on a daily, weekly, and annual basis.
Welcome Mountain Section Chair, Rose Tanksley
Please join us in extending a warm welcome to our newest Executive Committee Member Rose Tanksley, PLA, ASLA. She holds a BS in Plant and Soil Science from SIU and an MLA from Ball State University. Over the last 14 years, she has practiced in several arenas of landscape architecture in the Southeast, including land development, park planning, GIS mapping, design guideline development, and residential design and maintenance.
NCSU Design Build Program Funding Request
The College of Design, Department of Landscape Architecture is asking for financial contributions of $150,000 to support three years of its Design + Build Studio ($50k per year). This award winning studio provides students with an opportunity to engage in the design and construction of landscapes across the NC State Campus. During the past 10 years, the studio has generated award winning design solutions to some of the NC State campus most challenging landscapes.
Trustees Report: January 2021
2021 will prove to be a pivotal year for ASLA. Like you, I would like to put as much of 2020 in the rearview mirror as possible. While the calendar has changed, issues that require our attention as Landscape Architects will continue and as an organization, ASLA has aspirations that will need to be worked on. Some of these have been ongoing for years, while some became clearer and perhaps more urgent over the past 12 months. The impact of the pandemic, social justice issues, threats to our environment, and the need to protect our communities have all forcefully reminded me how important our work is, how much we have to contribute, and how critical it is for ASLA to continue it’s mission on our collective behalf.
Volunteer for the Sponsorship Committee
The Sponsorship Committee is need for volunteers and were looking to our organization for help. With the impacts Covid has had on NCASLA this past year and the upcoming year, now more than ever we need sponsorships to help us continue to operate. You can get the most out of your membership by being actively involved. Through chapter meetings and events, you can meet colleagues, exchange ideas, and help to shape the role of the profession in North Carolina. If you are interested in joining our sponsorship committee, please send your contact info to info@ncasla.org.